ON FEBRUARY 23, 1999 THE LOCAL NEWS STATIONS REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MANS BODY BEHIND THE EXXON GAS STATION IN DOWNINGTOWN. THE VICTIM SUFFERED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD.

LATER REPORTS CONFIRMED THE MAN TO BE THE DELIVERY DRIVER, HE WAS THE VICTIM OF AN APPARENT ROBBERY. THE POLICE WERE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR HELP.

SEVERAL DAYS PASSED, AND STILL THE POLICE HAD NO LEADS IN THE CASE. EXXON OFFERED A 20,000.00 REWARD TO ANYONE WHO PROVIDES THEM WITH INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO THE ARREST, AND CONVICTION OF THE GUNMAN.

A WEEK PASSES AND THE POLICE ARE NO CLOSER TO FINDING ANY ONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOOTING DEATH OF THE MAN IDENTIFIED AS DANIEL HESSE OF DELAWARE.

WITH NO OTHER LEADS THE POLICE WERE FOCUSING ON KENNETH TUCKER, A LOCAL MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM THEIR CUSTODY IN JANUARY OF 99, WHILE IN DISTRICT COURT, WHERE HE WAS FACING PURSE SNATCHING CHARGES, HE WAS ALREADY A SUSPECT IN A STRING OF ARMED ROBBERIES IN THE COUNTY, AND THE COPS HAD NOTHING ELSE.

POSTERS STARTED GOING UP ALL OVER TOWN, THE POLICE WERE NOW LOOKING FOR HIM IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXXON MURDER.

THE PHOTOCOPIES ARE RADIO DISPATCH GOING OUT TO OTHER COUNTIES ALERTING THEM TO CHECK THE HOTELS FOR TUCKERS VEHICLE, ON 3/02/99 AND THEN CANCELLING ON 3/03/99. I'LL GO INTO THIS AGAIN LATER.